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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Serenity Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Serenity Gardens

Lat:   30.6621°   (30° 39' 43")

Lon:   -87.0477°   (-87° 2' 51")

The Serenity Gardens is located in Santa Rosa County<1>.

The county seat for Santa Rosa County is located in Milton. Milton lies just to the south of the Serenity Gardens .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Serenity Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Santa Rosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Serenity Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Serenity Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Serenity Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Milton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
    • Bagdad
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Galt City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Pace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Pass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Bohemia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
      • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
    • Gonzalez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzalez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
    • Ensley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Molino
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
      • Brent is located in Escambia County
    • Cantonment
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Tristan Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
        • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
      • Goulding
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
        • Goulding is located in Escambia County
      • Holt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pensacola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Navarre
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
        • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
      • Jay
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
        • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
      • Muscogee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
        • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
      • Bellview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
        • Bellview is located in Escambia County
      • West Pensacola
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
        • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
      • Sanders Beach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
        • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
      • Gulf Breeze
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Otahite ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otahite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
        • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
      • McDavid
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
        • McDavid is located in Escambia County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Serenity Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Rosa County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Serenity Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bagdad
      • Bagdad lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Serenity Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagdad.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • Cantonment
    • Jay
      • Jay lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Serenity Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Milton
    • Molino
      • Molino lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Serenity Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Molino.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
    • Navarre
    • Pensacola

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Serenity Gardens.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Serenity Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Milton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Milton Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Welcome Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Welcome Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • The Welcome Cemetery has also been known as:
      • J.B. Watson Cemetery
      • New Elam Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Hickory Hammock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Milton.
      • The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williams Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72766 <7>
    • Chavers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chavers Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chavers Cemetery
    • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine View Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Black Hammock Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Flowers Field Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Home Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Home Cemetery
      • Walling Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walling Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Escambia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Sullivan Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
      • Chumuckla Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chumuckla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chumuckla Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chumuckla Cemetery
      • Jordan Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Whitmire Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Escambia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmire Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Serenity Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #290859  (Serenity Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #290859 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Milton North
      • County: Santa Rosa         Elev: 47
      • Location given for GNIS #290859 (Serenity Gardens)

    The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Santa Rosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Serenity Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6621, Longitude: -87.0477    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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